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There’s not much else available for us free users, but it is easy to sit down and just write a script. Once you sort that out, you get a competent, easy-to-use screenwriting word processor.

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You wouldn’t be crazy to ask “ is Celtx still free?” They seem to hide that this scriptwriting software is indeed still free. It holds up really well, but for the purposes of this exercise, I chose to approach it as if I’d never seen it before. The old tried and true, this was the free little program that started it all for me. It’s held up well over the years and while it may not be my top pick as a free script writing software it might be yours. It feels a bit like betraying an old friend ranking Celtx in the second position, but there was a reason I stuck with it for so long. We still really like so much of what WriterDuet has to offer as a free script writing software but some of the key points are now behind a paywall. Some of the features listed here as free are not actually part of the free experience for everyone and others have since disappeared from the free accounts. It has come to our attention that at the time of this writing the free account I have with WriterDuet was part of an experiment they were conducting.

Most exporting options (Fountain, Final Draft, Celtx, PDF, Plaintext).

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Friendly to beginners and professional screenplay writers.The free version of the software is amazingly feature-rich*.

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This is a bit limiting and less than many others, but with the ability to save offline and re-import if you need to this ends up being just a minor inconvenience rather than a real limitation. The only real downside that I could actually find was that you can only have 3 active scripts in the free version. It offers templates for stageplays, VR, and graphic novels, as well as a few other niche formats. There are available templates for more than just screenplays. Another great advantage to WriterDuet is its ability to both import and export your script in a host of popular formats such as FinalDraft, Fountain, Celtx, and PDF. When I finally did get to writing, it was one of the easier interfaces to use for line types and formatting my script. The biggest detriment to all of this choice is that I might have spent a good chunk of time playing with the interface to get it just right instead of actually writing my screenplay. One quick perk I found that none of the other free-to-use software included was the option for dark mode layout! I honestly don’t know why this wasn’t more common, but when you spend so much time looking at your script on the screen a bit of darkness is just soothing. I like that with all of these options, you can fully customize your workspace to have your favorites right at hand. This app is also heavily laden with handy tools like tagging to aid organization, statistics to make sure that your action to dialogue ratios are in check, as well as a host of other widgets and plugins. This cloud-based option is the only free software that I reviewed that supports real-time collaborations, which is something I personally love to use while writing my scripts. This is my new go-to free screenplay software. WriterDuet is a comprehensive tool for screenwriting loaded with features in the free version to help you create, organize, and collaborate. The entire reason that I decided to do this research was to see if I could find something that was better than what I was used to using. MY Pick: Best Free Screenwriting Software WriterDuet * The opinions expressed here are entirely subjective, and I was neither paid nor had contact with any of these companies prior to writing this article. I decided it was time to do the thing that me from 15 years ago never did: make an informed decision! So as much as this article is for those of you starting your journey in screenwriting or just looking to freshen things up, this one was for me too. I also know they claim 95% of writers in the film industry use it, and I’m sure it’s great. I do know Final Draft screenwriting software is out there.

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In the interest of full disclosure, I am still purely a beginner as it’s only been a hobby for me. It wasn’t until very recently that he asked me if I had ever even tried any of the other free offerings out there.

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Then that same friend introduced me to Celtx - at the time a program you could download - and showed me a bit of formatting, and away I went. You can even take advantage of his screenwriting services if you have the need! I had no formal training or education and pretty much made a mess of it in Microsoft Word on my first run-through. Drew Dull - is a founder here at 2 East 8th Productions and an excellent screenwriter. I started writing screenplays about 15 years ago essentially on a dare from a very good friend.